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Issue 2876983004: [Docs] Update the Mac and iOS docs for `git status` perf improvements. (Closed)
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1 # Checking out and building Chromium for Mac 1 # Checking out and building Chromium for Mac
2 2
3 There are instructions for other platforms linked from the 3 There are instructions for other platforms linked from the
4 [get the code](get_the_code.md) page. 4 [get the code](get_the_code.md) page.
5 5
6 ## Instructions for Google Employees 6 ## Instructions for Google Employees
7 7
8 Are you a Google employee? See 8 Are you a Google employee? See
9 [go/building-chrome](https://goto.google.com/building-chrome) instead. 9 [go/building-chrome](https://goto.google.com/building-chrome) instead.
10 10
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224 `--NSDocumentRevisionsDebugMode YES` to the launch arguments, and the `YES` 224 `--NSDocumentRevisionsDebugMode YES` to the launch arguments, and the `YES`
225 gets interpreted as a URL to open. 225 gets interpreted as a URL to open.
226 226
227 If you have problems building, join us in `#chromium` on `irc.freenode.net` and 227 If you have problems building, join us in `#chromium` on `irc.freenode.net` and
228 ask there. Be sure that the 228 ask there. Be sure that the
229 [waterfall](https://build.chromium.org/buildbot/waterfall/) is green and the 229 [waterfall](https://build.chromium.org/buildbot/waterfall/) is green and the
230 tree is open before checking out. This will increase your chances of success. 230 tree is open before checking out. This will increase your chances of success.
231 231
232 ### Improving performance of `git status` 232 ### Improving performance of `git status`
233 233
234 #### Increase the vnode cache size
235
234 `git status` is used frequently to determine the status of your checkout. Due 236 `git status` is used frequently to determine the status of your checkout. Due
235 to the large number of files in Chromium's checkout, `git status` performance 237 to the large number of files in Chromium's checkout, `git status` performance
236 can be quite variable. Increasing the system's vnode cache appears to help. By 238 can be quite variable. Increasing the system's vnode cache appears to help. By
237 default, this command: 239 default, this command:
238 240
239 ```shell 241 ```shell
240 $ sysctl -a | egrep kern\..*vnodes 242 $ sysctl -a | egrep kern\..*vnodes
241 ``` 243 ```
242 244
243 Outputs `kern.maxvnodes: 263168` (263168 is 257 * 1024). To increase this 245 Outputs `kern.maxvnodes: 263168` (263168 is 257 * 1024). To increase this
244 setting: 246 setting:
245 247
246 ```shell 248 ```shell
247 $ sudo sysctl kern.maxvnodes=$((512*1024)) 249 $ sudo sysctl kern.maxvnodes=$((512*1024))
248 ``` 250 ```
249 251
250 Higher values may be appropriate if you routinely move between different 252 Higher values may be appropriate if you routinely move between different
251 Chromium checkouts. This setting will reset on reboot, the startup setting can 253 Chromium checkouts. This setting will reset on reboot, the startup setting can
252 be set in `/etc/sysctl.conf`: 254 be set in `/etc/sysctl.conf`:
253 255
254 ```shell 256 ```shell
255 $ echo kern.maxvnodes=$((512*1024)) | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf 257 $ echo kern.maxvnodes=$((512*1024)) | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
256 ``` 258 ```
257 259
258 Or edit the file directly. 260 Or edit the file directly.
259 261
260 If `git --version` reports 2.6 or higher, the following may also improve 262 #### Configure git to use an untracked cache
261 performance of `git status`: 263
264 If `git --version` reports 2.8 or higher, try running
265
266 ```shell
267 $ git update-index --test-untracked-cache
268 ```
269
270 If the output is `OK`, then the following may also improve performance of
Sidney San Martín 2017/05/12 22:50:02 nit: is ➞ "ends with"
271 `git status`:
272
273 ```shell
274 $ git config core.untrackedCache true
275 ```
276
277 If `git --version` reports 2.6 or higher, but below 2.8, you can instead run
262 278
263 ```shell 279 ```shell
264 $ git update-index --untracked-cache 280 $ git update-index --untracked-cache
265 ``` 281 ```
266 282
267 ### Xcode license agreement 283 ### Xcode license agreement
268 284
269 If you're getting the error 285 If you're getting the error
270 286
271 > Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as 287 > Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as
272 > root via sudo. 288 > root via sudo.
273 289
274 the Xcode license hasn't been accepted yet which (contrary to the message) any 290 the Xcode license hasn't been accepted yet which (contrary to the message) any
275 user can do by running: 291 user can do by running:
276 292
277 ```shell 293 ```shell
278 $ xcodebuild -license 294 $ xcodebuild -license
279 ``` 295 ```
280 296
281 Only accepting for all users of the machine requires root: 297 Only accepting for all users of the machine requires root:
282 298
283 ```shell 299 ```shell
284 $ sudo xcodebuild -license 300 $ sudo xcodebuild -license
285 ``` 301 ```
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